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id="unexpected-tokens-after-compound-command-bad-redirection-or-missing-">Unexpected
tokens after compound command. Bad redirection or missing
<code>;</code>/<code>&amp;&amp;</code>/<code>||</code>/<code>|</code>?</h2>
<h3 id="problematic-code">Problematic code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="SC1141.html#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">while</span> <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;</span><span class="va">$2</span><span class="st">&quot;</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">do</span> <span class="fu">true</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">done</span> <span class="dt">\</span></span>
<span id="cb1-2"><a href="SC1141.html#cb1-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="fu">head</span> <span class="at">-n</span> <span class="st">&quot;</span><span class="va">$1</span><span class="st">&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb1-3"><a href="SC1141.html#cb1-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a></span>
<span id="cb1-4"><a href="SC1141.html#cb1-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">while</span> <span class="fu">sleep</span> 1<span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">do</span> <span class="fu">date</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">done</span> <span class="op">&gt;</span> my <span class="fu">file</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="correct-code">Correct code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb2"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb2-1"><a href="SC1141.html#cb2-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">while</span> <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;</span><span class="va">$2</span><span class="st">&quot;</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">do</span> <span class="fu">true</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">done</span> <span class="dt">\</span></span>
<span id="cb2-2"><a href="SC1141.html#cb2-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="kw">|</span> <span class="fu">head</span> <span class="at">-n</span> <span class="st">&quot;</span><span class="va">$1</span><span class="st">&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb2-3"><a href="SC1141.html#cb2-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a></span>
<span id="cb2-4"><a href="SC1141.html#cb2-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">while</span> <span class="fu">sleep</span> 1<span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">do</span> <span class="fu">date</span><span class="kw">;</span> <span class="cf">done</span> <span class="op">&gt;</span> <span class="st">&quot;my file&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="rationale">Rationale:</h3>
<p>ShellCheck found unexpected trailing characters after a compound
command.</p>
<p>The only things allowed after compound commands are redirections,
shell keywords, and the various command separators (<code>;</code>,
<code>&amp;</code>, <code>|</code>, <code>&amp;&amp;</code>,
<code>||</code>).</p>
<p>In the first example, a <code>|</code> was missing, causing
<code>head</code> to appear as an unexpected trailing word, instead of
being piped to. In the second example, a lack of quoting caused
<code>file</code> to appear as an unexpected trailing word, instead of
being part of the redirection.</p>
<p>Examine your statement and correct the problem.</p>
<h3 id="exceptions">Exceptions:</h3>
<p>None</p>
<h3 id="related-resources">Related resources:</h3>
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<li>Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX,
etc!</li>
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